The majority of participants at the Fed's last monetary policy meeting saw inflation risk outweighing employment risk.
The competition for Stargate could reshape cross-chain infrastructure, driving innovation and potentially increasing value for stakeholders.
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Several solutions have been proposed to bolster Monero’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism to prevent 51% attacks on the network.
FalconX’s David Lawant says buyers quickly overwhelm sellers after small dips, showing strong demand even with bitcoin below last week’s peak.
Bitcoin and Ether are trying to rise from their respective lows, indicating strong buying on the dips.
Ethereum is undergoing a correction after weeks of strong momentum, but institutional adoption is quietly reshaping the market’s long-term dynamics. According to CryptoQuant, the popular “Crypto Treasury Strategy,” long associated with Bitcoin, has now entered the Ethereum ecosystem. Over 16 companies have already adopted this approach, collectively holding 2,455,943 ETH worth nearly $11.0 billion. This significant allocation has effectively locked away a sizable portion of ETH, reducing available supply on the open market. Related Reading: Ethereum Faces Historic Short Interest: Rally Could Trigger Massive Liquidations The treasury movement mirrors Bitcoin’s playbook, where corporations strategically accumulated BTC as a reserve asset. However, Ethereum presents important differences. Unlike Bitcoin’s hard-capped supply of 21 million, ETH has no fixed maximum. Instead, its supply dynamics are shaped by network activity and the burn mechanism introduced with EIP-1559. While these mechanics can create deflationary periods, Ethereum’s total supply still increased by about 1 million ETH (~0.9%) over the last year. This duality presents both opportunity and risk. On one hand, institutional holdings reduce liquid supply and reinforce Ethereum’s role as a strategic asset. On the other hand, variable issuance means that during periods of low network activity, supply growth could accelerate, diluting scarcity effects. As Ethereum tests key demand levels, the treasury strategy may prove pivotal in shaping its next major trend. Ethereum: Treasury Concentration And Leverage Risks According to CryptoQuant’s analysis, Ethereum’s recent treasury adoption trend carries both opportunities and risks. On one hand, institutional treasuries have locked away billions in ETH, reducing available supply on the market. However, the structure of these holdings also presents concentration risks. For example, BitMine Immersion Technologies, which has openly stated its goal of controlling 5% of all ETH, currently holds just 0.7%. The next largest holder, SharpLink Gaming, manages only 0.6%. This means treasury adoption is still concentrated among a few players. If one or two large holders were to offload their reserves, the market could face sharp price shocks. Beyond spot accumulation, leverage is another growing factor. CryptoQuant highlights that ETH futures open interest has climbed to around $38 billion. This level of leverage means that large swings in price can trigger cascading liquidations. In crypto markets, leverage is synonymous with volatility. The fragility of this setup was evident on August 14, when a wipeout of just $2 billion in open interest led to $290 million in forced liquidations and a 7% drop in ETH’s price. This event underlines how quickly things can spiral when liquidity is thin and leverage is high. Spot selling alone isn’t driving volatility—leveraged positions magnify every move. In this context, Ethereum’s treasury adoption may secure long-term demand, but concentrated holdings and growing leverage remain key vulnerabilities. Related Reading: Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Flip To Losses For First Time Since January ETH Testing Critical Liquidity Levels Ethereum’s price action on the 3-day chart shows that after rallying to a local high near $4,790, ETH entered a correction phase but remains well above key moving averages. Currently trading around $4,227, the price has retraced from its peak but is still holding the broader bullish structure. The 50-day SMA ($2,687), 100-day SMA ($2,838), and 200-day SMA ($2,912) are all trending upward, reflecting strong underlying momentum. Importantly, ETH is trading significantly above these long-term averages, confirming that the bullish trend remains intact despite the pullback. The strong bounce from below $3,000 earlier in the summer marked a decisive reversal after months of consolidation, setting the foundation for the latest breakout. Related Reading: Ethereum Hits $4,350 Liquidity Pool: Can Demand Hold? If bulls manage to hold the $4,200–$4,100 support zone, ETH could retest resistance near $4,790 and potentially move into price discovery. Conversely, failure to maintain this level could see a retest of the $3,800–$3,600 range. The coming sessions will be critical in confirming whether Ethereum resumes its uptrend or enters a deeper correction. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView
US Bitcoin miners face mounting costs and regulatory pressure as the trade war reshapes the industry.
The Winklevoss twins are outspoken supporters of Trump and opponents of government overreach, particularly in crypto markets.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller declared that “there is nothing scary” about DeFi simply because it operates outside traditional banking infrastructure. Speaking at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025, Waller framed blockchain-based transactions as a natural technological evolution rather than disruptive threats. He compared DeFi operations to conventional purchases, noting that buying crypto with stablecoins through smart […]
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The Wyoming lawmaker is one of the Republicans taking the lead to pass market structure in the US Senate.
The native token of the oracle network established strong support levels while breaking key resistance on higher-than-average trading volume.
ChatGPT now reaches 700 million users, but OpenAI’s CEO warns of an AI hype bubble as GPU shortages slow progress toward its next big model.
The lawmaker described cryptocurrencies as a form of entertainment.
Treasury seeks comment on innovative crypto monitoring tech as industry pushes privacy-preserving compliance solutions, like ZK proofs.
Nearly half of UK crypto investors face blocked or delayed payments from their banks, raising concerns that Britain is falling behind global rivals in digital assets.
Bitcoin’s core promise of decentralization is facing a major test. Two pools now control a majority share of the network’s hashrate. This level of concentration challenges the very foundation of Bitcoin’s decentralized ethos. In an X post, Jacob King, the CEO of WhaleWire, stated that two mining pools now control more than 51% of the Bitcoin network’s computing power. He warns that the stage is set for a potential 51% attack, which could completely undermine the BTC security model and trigger catastrophic fallout across the crypto ecosystem. What This Means For Bitcoin’s Future Stability For context, the last time this occurred was in 2014 with mining pool GHash.io. The backlash was swift, while community panic spread, developers sounded alarms, and GHash was forced to voluntarily reduce its hashrate. Still, the damage was done, and BTC plunged over 87% in the months that followed, entering one of its deepest bear markets. Related Reading: Bitcoin Jackpot: Solo Bitcoin Miner Nets $360,000 To Beat 1 In 800 Odds Furthermore, GHash faced relentless DDoS attacks, intense scrutiny from maxis, and eventually shut down in 2015. King argues that history is repeating itself. While the firm tried to cover up centralization risks, the truth is back in plain sight. According to King, this brewing crisis could be the pin that pops what he calls BTC’s mega-bubble. OTC data shows that many large whales are already rotating out of BTC and preparing for an exit ahead of potential chaos. In his opinion, even Michael Saylor, long hailed as a BTC guru by maximalists, appears to be shifting his stance. King claims that Saylor has quietly prepared a strategy to dilute and dump his holdings and abandon his earlier promises of long-term conviction, as he knows exactly what’s coming. He also noted that the entire market structure rests on three fragile pillars: the fraudulent stablecoin inflows, retail-driven FOMO, and carefully engineered narratives pushed by the maxi cartel. Once reality pierces through these illusions and centralization risks are fully acknowledged, the collapse will be faster and more brutal than ever. BTC Price Action Fiege_max shared a bold assessment that there was an 85% chance that BTC had already peaked at $123,000. Currently, the analyst is increasingly confident that the top for BTC is indeed achieved. While BTC has had an incredible year of relentless uptrend, which is quite different from 2021, there was never truly a full-fledged altseason. However, the market still offered plenty of opportunities along the way. Related Reading: Is Bitcoin’s Bull Run Nearing Its End? Long-Term Holders Send Mixed Signals The analyst warned that traders should prepare for their exit and not let greed dictate their decisions, as the easy mode is behind us, and the market is entering a long period of hard mode. Fiege_max clarifies that this does not mean the market is finished or that prices will collapse in a straight line. Instead, he urges realistic targets. He frames his commentary as a matter of perspective and objectivity on his viewpoint as a trader, and hopes it pushes the idea that the market is drawing to a close. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
Sen. Lummis has set her sights on passing a cryptocurrency market structure bill by the end of the year, but noted a shift in strategy.
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Waller is reportedly in the running to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair.
The bill will eventually become the law that dictates how financial regulators oversee the market.
Legion is a startup looking to bring small-time investors into the capital formation process using blockchain.
Washington's biggest digital asset lobbying groups are pressing for CFTC Chair pick Brian Quintenz to be promptly confirmed.
Uniform Labs’ Will Beeson says that the future of finance is not merely faster payments — it is a world where capital is never idle, where the trade-off between liquidity and yield disappears and where the foundations of financial markets are rebuilt for an always-on, global economy.
The UK government has imposed new sanctions on entities tied to Russia’s use of cryptocurrencies to bypass Western restrictions. In an Aug. 20 statement, UK authorities said Russia has turned to Kyrgyz financial institutions and opaque crypto channels to move funds through offshore networks. The UK named Kyrgyzstan’s Capital Bank and its director, Kantemir Chalbayev, […]
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Top banking associations have pushed the Senate to repeal key elements of the stablecoin law which threaten their business, via another crypto bill currently under debate.
MSTR fell to a five-month low Wednesday, testing key technical support.
Dogecoin has been trading steadily over the past 48 hours by holding its ground around the $0.21 to $0.23 range. Although the meme coin leader is down by about 12.8% in the past seven days, it has managed to stay above $0.21. This resilience is highlighted as a higher low on the 5-day candlestick timeframe chart, and according to a technical analysis by crypto analyst Javon Marks, Dogecoin’s next major move may be far larger than most expect. Technical Setup Points To $0.6533 Breakout According to a technical analysis shared on the social media platform X by crypto analyst Javon Marks, Dogecoin’s price action has created another higher low on the 5-day candlestick timeframe. The most recent higher low is part of a trend that has created a series of higher lows since 2024. Related Reading: 4-Year Cycle Says Dogecoin Price Will Reach $1, Here’s Why The pattern of higher lows suggests that buying pressure is outweighing selling pressure, even in times of market weakness. Furthermore, it means Dogecoin is creating new price floors after each rally and subsequent rally, which strengthens the case for a continuation rally. In this case, the two most recent rallies were in the middle of July when the Dogecoin price broke above $0.27, and another rally in August when it touched $0.25 very briefly. Despite the correction that followed both rallies, the candlestick chart indicates that these lows were higher than previous highs and corrections. Now, according to Javon Marks, the immediate breakout target has been identified at $0.6533, which would represent a gain of more than 170% from the current price level. This target is derived from the technical setup of the holding breakout structure that Dogecoin has been playing out for many months. $1.25 Comes Into Play After Breakout If Dogecoin were to reach the $0.6533 breakout target, it would be its strongest bullish rally since early 2021. However, it would still fall short of its all-time high of $0.7316. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Crash Could End Soon With A Roadmap For $5 The analyst further predicted an even more ambitious scenario. Once the $0.6533 breakout target is achieved in this scenario, Dogecoin could extend its rally towards $1.25. Such a move would confirm a major shift in its long-term trend and create more consistent higher highs and higher lows across the 5-day candlestick timeframe chart and above the much-anticipated $1 price level. A rally of this magnitude would not only confirm Dogecoin’s standing as the leading meme cryptocurrency but also reintroduce its price action into breaking multiple all-time highs. It would also translate to a 490% surge from the current price level. Nonetheless, the first step is for Dogecoin bulls to convert its higher-low structure into a decisive breakout. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.2131, down by 2% in the past 24 hours. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
The industry is now openly urging the confirmation process that was delayed by the White House for the CFTC leadership that will be key to digital assets regulation.
Hedera Hashgraph faces significant selling pressure amid regulatory uncertainty and shifting institutional sentiment in digital asset markets.
Bitcoin rebounded from a swift drop to $112,380, but liquidation heatmap data suggests the worst of the selling has yet to pass.